[Coco] RGB to VGA boards, test equipment needed

Kandur k at qdv.pw
Mon Sep 14 18:03:49 EDT 2015


The more I look at the DSO112 vs. the DSO NANO V3,
the more I like the former. 
It doesn't appear to me, a re-packaged DSO NANO.

DSO112   ($50)  http://tinyurl.com/otp8m32

Analog bandwidth 2MHz
Max. sampling rate 5MSa/s
Vertical Sensitivity: 5mV/Div-20V/Div
Power Supply: 3.7V 1200mAh Li-ion Battery
Firmware upgradable via USB. 

2 * MCX-clip Cables
1 * USB Cable
1 * User Manual (English) 



DSO NANO V3 ($100)  http://tinyurl.com/nvng5gv

Analog bandwidth 200KHz 
Max. sample rate 1Msps 
Vertical sensitivity 10mV/Div~10V/Div
Power Supply: 3.7V 700Mah Lithium Battery
Upgrade By bootloader via USB

1x Probe (x1/x10) 
1x Mini USB Cable
1x Self-printed manual
1x Flannel bag  

Kandur

Monday, September 7, 2015, 12:16:59 AM, you wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Kandur wrote:
>> Would these pocket oscilloscopes do for checking video signals?
>> If yes, wich one is better? Are there any others under $100?

>> http://tinyurl.com/p9jx2ec

>> http://tinyurl.com/ommymqs


> Maybe better than (much qualified) speculation :)
> This is a screenshot from a DSO201 checking the PAL video output on a Dragon:

> http://pasteboard.co/skyrH6L.jpg

> You can't see the colour burst, but at least you can see it is a video
> signal, and you can see where the sync level is.

> The next one is from a prototype of the DSO203, it has higher sample
> rate but struggles with its analog bandwidth and gain (should be
> better in the final products):

> http://pasteboard.co/skWp1GG.jpg

> So, as it has been said here, these are not great for video signal
> analysis, and you're better off getting an old 20MHz analog scope. But
> these pocket scopes are very handy for quick field testing in the
> lower frequencies. And fun gadgets, some of them have open-source
> firmware and you can hack and modify. The DSO201 is just an STM32
> microcontroller with an analog front-end, the DSO203 also has a FPGA
> for the signal capture. I didn't know about the DSO112, but it looks
> like a repackaged DSO201.

> Regards,
> Tormod


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